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I held out. As much as I like dead tree CS books, lugging relevant ones around has become too much of a pain. Add to that the awesome offer from O'Reilly for $5

by ghc 16y ago

I held out. As much as I like dead tree CS books, lugging relevant ones around has become too much of a pain. Add to that the awesome offer from O'Reilly for $5 ebook versions of books you already own, and the ipad becomes irresistible to me. I've just been holding out for a lighter version. I think the original ipad is just a bit too heavy.

ja27 16y ago
If Apple allows you to buy them any more.
- loire280 16y ago
  O'Reilly sells DRM-free ebooks through their store, so they're unaffected. You load the ebooks onto the iPad using the usual transfer methods for media. It's one of the nice side-effects of selling DRM-free books: they don't need an app that has the DRM baked-in -- you can use iBooks or any third-party reader.
  - jonknee 16y ago
    A downside to this approach is not having an easy way to purchase books without a computer. iBooks has a great checkout experience and the only way O'Reilly could have something similar is by coughing up 30%. Tech savvy users can figure installing something like GoodReader and then downloading the PDF in MobileSafari and sending it over to GoodReader, but it's a UX nightmare. O'Reilly at least has technical users, other publishers are even more screwed if they want to go non-DRM.
    - r00fus 16y ago
      Given that O'Reilly books are of technical nature, and you can't actually code on an iPad (unless you're using SSH/VPN), this is a perfect fit for the O'Reilly... you'll need a computer anyway. Furthermore, I'm never on vacation and think, Oh, I'd love t read up on RoR... I usually already have the book.
  - ja27 16y ago
    Unaffected for now.
    - dagw 16y ago
      I seriously doubt Apple is going to forbid users from loading and viewing their own pdf files on the iPad.
butterfi 16y ago
Safari Books Online + iPad = awesome! (okay, there are some presentation glitches, but it works well enough)
kylec 16y ago
Do you have a link? I have a shelf of O'Reilly books that I'd love to get in PDF form, but I'm having trouble finding that offer on the website.
- ghc 16y ago
  Here's a blog post about it. You see it when you register your books: http://robpickering.com/2010/07/inexpensive-ebooks-from-oreilly-media-112 http://robpickering.com/2010/07/inexpensive-ebooks-from-orei...
- AdamGibbins 16y ago
  https://members.oreilly.com/account/register/index https://members.oreilly.com/account/register/index If you create an account, then go to that URL and enter the ISBN of your book you're then given the option to upgrade it to an eBook for $4.99.

by ghc 16y ago

ja27 16y ago

If Apple allows you to buy them any more.

loire280 16y ago
O'Reilly sells DRM-free ebooks through their store, so they're unaffected. You load the ebooks onto the iPad using the usual transfer methods for media. It's one of the nice side-effects of selling DRM-free books: they don't need an app that has the DRM baked-in -- you can use iBooks or any third-party reader.
- jonknee 16y ago
  A downside to this approach is not having an easy way to purchase books without a computer. iBooks has a great checkout experience and the only way O'Reilly could have something similar is by coughing up 30%. Tech savvy users can figure installing something like GoodReader and then downloading the PDF in MobileSafari and sending it over to GoodReader, but it's a UX nightmare. O'Reilly at least has technical users, other publishers are even more screwed if they want to go non-DRM.
  - r00fus 16y ago
    Given that O'Reilly books are of technical nature, and you can't actually code on an iPad (unless you're using SSH/VPN), this is a perfect fit for the O'Reilly... you'll need a computer anyway. Furthermore, I'm never on vacation and think, Oh, I'd love t read up on RoR... I usually already have the book.
- ja27 16y ago
  Unaffected for now.
  - dagw 16y ago
    I seriously doubt Apple is going to forbid users from loading and viewing their own pdf files on the iPad.

butterfi 16y ago

Safari Books Online + iPad = awesome! (okay, there are some presentation glitches, but it works well enough)

kylec 16y ago

Do you have a link? I have a shelf of O'Reilly books that I'd love to get in PDF form, but I'm having trouble finding that offer on the website.

ghc 16y ago
Here's a blog post about it. You see it when you register your books: http://robpickering.com/2010/07/inexpensive-ebooks-from-oreilly-media-112 http://robpickering.com/2010/07/inexpensive-ebooks-from-orei...
AdamGibbins 16y ago
https://members.oreilly.com/account/register/index https://members.oreilly.com/account/register/index If you create an account, then go to that URL and enter the ISBN of your book you're then given the option to upgrade it to an eBook for $4.99.